Warren Rudman

Warren Rudman (18 May 1930-19 November 2012) was a member of the US Senate from New Hampshire (R) from 29 December 1980 to 3 January 1993, succeeding John Durkin and preceding Judd Gregg.

Biography
Warren Rudman was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 18 May 1930 to a family of Jewish immigrants, and he graduated from Syracuse University. Rudman served in the US Army during the Korean War, and he received his law degree from Boston College Law School in 1960. Rudman became Attorney General of Massachusetts in 1970, serving until 1976; he succeeded George Pappagiannis and preceded David Souter. Rudman was elected to the US Senate in 1980, riding the wave of Ronald Reagan's landslide victory. Rudman was conservative on fiscal and defense matters, but liberal on social views. Rudman favored tax cuts, reduced domestic spending, and higher military spending - typical conservative views - but he supported a woman's right to choose, gay rights, and the right to voluntary prayer in schools. He left office in 1993 and died in 2012, just a month after the death of his senatorial predecessor John Durkin.